hibernation

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Typically, the invasive mosquitoes go into a type of hibernation every year.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

In extreme conditions such as droughts, famines or freezing temperatures, animals activate resilience programs like hibernation instead of investing energy in reproduction.

From Science Daily • Feb. 23, 2026

Read next: The Fed has gone into hibernation.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Figuring out how to mimic hibernation, allowing the human body to husband resources during long stretches of transport, could contribute to superiority in space.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 10, 2025

They have been in hibernation through the winter, and they are hungry beyond caution.

From "Woodsong" by Gary Paulsen